Former Member of Parliament for Chandpur-3 constituency, GM Fazlul Haque, passed away on Tuesday evening at the age of 79 while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. The death was confirmed by Advocate AKM Salim Ullah Selim, general secretary of Chandpur District BNP. Haque had been brought back to Bangladesh from Singapore 15 days earlier after a long period of illness.

Born on May 10, 1947, in Tor Ful Chandi village of Chandpur Sadar upazila, GM Fazlul Haque began his career as a teacher at Chhoto Sundar High School in Rampur Union. He later entered business and became a well-known industrialist. After the formation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) by President Ziaur Rahman, he joined the party and remained active in its politics.

Haque was elected to parliament in 1996 and 2001 and served as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on telecommunications in 2002. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and many political colleagues and friends.